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Name 

Date 
Subject  
Session 1 - Poetry is... 
 
Directions:  
1. Click the link to read the poem. 
2. Follow the directions in the activity row. 
3. When you complete one activity, move on to the next. 
 
Rubric: 
● Questions are answered in complete sentences, meet sentence length requirements and are 
well edited. 
● All activities are completed and demonstrate thoughtful and careful reading of the poem. 
 

TITLE OF POEM  AUTHOR OF  ACTIVITY 


POEM   
How to Eat a Poem  Eve Merriam  1. This poem is a: (Bold the correct answer) 
a. simile 
b. metaphor 
c. personification 
 
2. What words are repeated? ​1 sentence minimum 
 
3. Why do you think the author repeated these words? ​2 
sentence minimum 
 
4. What was the author’s purpose when writing this poem? 
What did the author want the reader to know? ​3 
sentence minimum 
 
5. Make up your own title for a similar poem by filing in the 
blank: How to __________ a Poem 

The Poem  Amy Lowell  1. What does Amy Lowell compare a poem to? ​1 sentence 
 
2. This poem is a: (Bold the correct answer) 
a. simile 
b. metaphor 
c. personification 
 
3. Thinking about poetry, come up with 2 other things you 
could compare a poem to. 
a. First idea: 
b. Second idea: 
 

Permanently  Kenneth Koch  1. This poem features: ​(Bold the correct answer) 
a. simile 
b. metaphor 
c. Personification 
 
2. What does this poem teach you about poetry? ​2 
sentences 
 
3. Write a sentence, like the examples in the poem, that 
include a noun, verb, adjective and conjunction. 
 
4. Challenge: In the poem, there is one other kind of 
phrase we have practiced this year. Can you guess 
which one it is? 

Six Words  Lloyd Schwarts  1. What six words does the poem repeat? 
 
2. Why do you think the author repeated these words? 
What does this repetition teach you about poetry? ​3 
sentences 
 
3. If you could write a poem using only 6 words, what six 
would you use? 
 
4. Think about all of the poems you have ever read. Now, 
after reading these three poems, answer the following 
question. What is poetry? Has your definition of poetry 
changed? Do you think it will change as we continue to 
read? ​4 sentences 

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